[pct-l] shoes

[Diane Morris]

Feet getting bigger really isn't what a girl wants to hear...
 
But, I have come across that information a couple times in my reading's of preparation for the PCT. So I decided to get my shoes a half a size bigger to allow for swelling and such. Although one of the other things I've been reading also was to use insoles.  I find with having very high arches the Sole series have worked out great for my feet. 
 
New Balance was a shoe that I heard being recommended quite a bit...  but, for my narrow feet they don't work. I'll be sticking with my ol' reliable comfy Asics, Saucony and Nike brands. 

~Diane Morris
 
 
 

--- On Sat, 11/21/09, Jeffrey Olson <jolson at olc.edu> wrote:


From: Jeffrey Olson <jolson at olc.edu>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] shoes
To: 
Cc: "'pct'" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Date: Saturday, November 21, 2009, 11:11 AM


I have wide feet and when I gave up boots in 1994 I went to New Balance 
as the only running shoe maker that made EEEE shoes that were actually 
wide enough for my feet. 


After a number of month and longer section hikes, my feet stayed wide.  
You'll get lots of opinions on whether feet actually change width as a 
consequence of daily pounding, week after week.  Mine not only got wider 
-from D to EEEE, they got longer too, from 12 to 13 and a half. 




Jeffrey Olson
Martin, SD - Wave at me as you fly over!
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